Books: Poor Little Research

The sad life of Woolworth Heiress Barbara Hutton (seven marriages, lavish
escapades, hints of insanity) was chronicled as it happened, in gossip
columns. A new biography of Hutton is also being talked about in the
columns, but this time the whispers involve the writer and publisher,
not the subject.

Poor Little Rich Girl seemingly had everything going for it: a notorious
beauty who died an impoverished recluse in 1979, a supporting cast of
lovers that included Howard Hughes and James Dean, and a seasoned
biographer, working from interviews with the heiress as well as her
unpublished...